Rubella Watch Publications

NIM Rubella Publications

• Rubella Timeline Cron
• adhoc meeting

  Ad-hoc Meeting of Experts to Establish Best Practices in CRS Surveillance.

• Vaccination Campaing 2007-2008

  Vaccination Campaigns Programmed for Rubella and Measles Elimination in the Americas 2007-2008.

• Progress Report Rubella

  Adult Vaccination Campaigns for Rubella Elimination, The Americas, 1998–2007.

• Rubella Case Definition

  Case definition: Rubella Adapted from Epidemiological Bulletin, Vol. 20 No. 3, September 1999

  • Rationale for Surveillance
  • Recommended Case Definitions
  • Recommended Surveillance Measures
  • Recommended Minimum Data Elements
  • Principal Use of Data for Decision-Making
  • Main Surveillance Indicators

  Rationale for Surveillance

  Introduction:
  

  Rubella virus continues to circulate freely in most countries of the region. After a complete investigation, many suspected measles cases are ultimately found to be rubella. Moreover, cases of the Congenital Rubella Syndrome (CRS) have been found in all countries of the Region that have established CRS surveillance systems. This suggests that CRS is a major public health problem in all countries of the Americas.